The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

1927
1h 37m
7.1

7.1/10

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Drama History
Overview

In Puritan Boston, seamstress Hester Prynne and kindly Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale fall in love. After Dimmesdale must go away for a time to England, he returns to discover that Hester has given birth to their child and is the focus of local censure.

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Production Information

Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
No Language

Keywords

minister clergyman punishment love single mother silent film public humiliation reverend seamstress stigma adulteress missing husband out of wedlock child love child

Quick Facts

Release Date January 8, 1927
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0017350

Cast

Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish

Hester Prynne

Lars Hanson
Lars Hanson

Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale

Henry B. Walthall
Henry B. Walthall

Roger Prynne aka Roger Chillingworth

Karl Dane
Karl Dane

Giles

William H. Tooker
William H. Tooker

The Governor

Marcelle Corday
Marcelle Corday

Mistress Hibbins

Fred Herzog
Fred Herzog

The Jailer

Jules Cowles
Jules Cowles

The Beadle

Mary Hawes
Mary Hawes

Patience

Joyce Coad
Joyce Coad

Pearl

James A. Marcus
James A. Marcus

A Sea Captain

Polly Moran
Polly Moran

Jeering Townswoman (uncredited)

Key Crew

Victor Sjöström
Director
Frances Marion
Screenplay
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Writer
Victor Sjöström
Producer